Australian citizen and former US Navy “Top Gun” pilot Dan Duggan faces an extradition hearing in Sydney this Friday, but only because Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has hitherto refused to uphold Australian law.
Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn has broken his promise to stop all regional bank closures until December 2026, with CBA announcing it will close its Buderim branch in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast at the end of this month, 31 May.
Westpac has sought to pre-empt the recommendations of the Senate inquiry into bank closures in regional Australia by announcing a moratorium on regional branch closures until 2027.